Province

RankAreaResident PopulationJurisdiction area
1
[China] Guangdong
127.8 M
179800 km²
2
[China] Shandong
100.8017 M
155800 km²
3
[China] Henan
97.85 M
167000 km²
4
[China] Jiangsu
85.26 M
107200 km²
5
[China] Sichuan
83.64 M
486000 km²
6
[China] Hebei
73.78 M
188800 km²
7
[China] Zhejiang
66.7 M
105500 km²
8
[China] Hunan
65.39 M
211800 km²
9
[China] Anhui
61.23 M
140100 km²
10
[China] Hubei
58.34 M
185900 km²
11
[China] Guangxi
50.13 M
185900 km²
12
[China] Yunnan
46.55 M
394100 km²
13
[China] Jiangxi
45.0201 M
166900 km²
14
[China] Fujian
41.93 M
124000 km²
15
[China] Liaoning
41.55 M
148600 km²
16
[China] Shaanxi
39.53 M
205624.3 km²
17
[China] Guizhou
38.6 M
176167 km²
18
[China] Shanxi
34.4596 M
156700 km²
19
[China] Chongqing
31.9047 M
82402 km²
20
[China] Heilongjiang
30.29 M
473000 km²
21
[China] Xinjiang
26.228 M
1664900 km²
22
[China] Shanghai
24.8026 M
6340.5 km²
23
[China] Gansu
24.58 M
425800 km²
24
[China] Inner Mongolia
23.88 M
1183000 km²
25
[China] Jilin
23.1731 M
187400 km²
26
[China] Beijing
21.832 M
16410.54 km²
27
[China] Tianjin
13.64 M
11966.45 km²
28
[China] Hainan
10.48 M
35400 km²
29
[China] Ningxia
7290 K
66400 km²
30
[China] Qinghai
5930 K
km²
31
[China] Xizang(Tibet)
3700 K
1202800 km²